Bundled or unbundled? A multi-text corpus-assisted discourse analysis of the relationship between teaching and research in UK universities

Creating and disseminating knowledge through research and teaching has long been regarded as the hallmark of the modern university. However, new university business models have called into question the ‘bundling’ of teaching and research, and sustained research on the relationship between teaching and research has found little evidence of an insoluble connection between the two activities. In this article, we explore the relationship between teaching and research from the perspective of universities’ institutional discourse. We use corpus-assisted discourse analysis to examine the relationship between research and teaching as presented in two sets of institutional texts currently influential in UK Higher Education: Research Excellence Framework environment statements and Teaching Excellence Framework provider submissions (a total of 2143 documents and 12,492,071 words). Our findings show that, while universities emphasise the value of research to their teaching, they do not always emphasise (or sometimes even decry) the influence of teaching on their research. We empirically evidence that, according to what universities themselves write in institutional texts, teaching and research are not always in a mutually beneficial entanglement, but often rather a one-way relationship in which research expertise and institutional prestige are used to bolster claims of teaching excellence. This has implications for the communication of both the vision and the purpose of a university in regulatory exercises and wider policy, but also speaks to the broader idea and practice of being a university in the twenty-first century.     

Where do you come from,where do you go? Assessing skills gaps and labour market outcomes for young adults with different immigration backgrounds

Using PISA and PIAAC data from twelve OECD countries, we examine the gap in cognitive skills among immigrants and natives and evaluate how those differences have evolved over time. We also consider how demographics, family background and school quality explain the development of cognitive skills of young people with immigrant backgrounds. The results show, first, that some convergence in skills occurs between second-generation immigrants and natives over time. Second, demographics, family background and school quality variables all contribute to the achievement gaps across different groups.     

Olfaction and emotion: The quest for olfactory restoration in two speech communities

ABSTRACT

Olfaction has been described as one of the least studied of the senses. This has certainly proven true in Communication. This project applies Ethnography of Communication and Cultural Discourse Analysis to examine the role that olfaction plays in the cultural meaning systems of two speech communities: residents surrounding the Gowanus Canal and bereaved parents. The cultural hub used to explore the cultural significance of olfaction in both speech communities is feeling. The analyses illustrate how emotions are tied to associated sensations and further become activated through radiants of dwelling, relating and acting. The analysis also shows how olfaction may serve to unify and separate members of a community. The significance of this research encourages stretching the boundaries of communication studies by examining the less studied physical senses and the boundaries of Cultural Discourse Analysis by providing distinctions that others can incorporate when examining feelings.     

分层教学模式在高中体育教学中的运用

随着现代教育的不断推进,在阳光体育的背景下,体育备受教育部门和学校的关注。本文针对学校体育教学中存在的一些问题,结合学校体育的发展的特点,让分层教学模式走进学校体育的课堂,通过分层教学,打破了传统的"一锅煮"的教学模式,让不同层次的学生通过自己不懈的努力,体育成绩都能得到发展。通过这样的教学模式,不仅把学生的眼球吸引到体育教学的课堂,而且促进学生体育学习的积极性,使得体育课堂活起来,为学生的终身体育学习打下良好的基础。     

论竞技体育对学校体育的影响

举国体制下,竞技体育对我国群众体育和学校体育的发展有着重要的引领作用。在国家大力推进"体教融合"的今天,探究竞技体育对学校体育发展的影响显得尤为必要。据此,本研究分别从竞技体育对学校体育文化的影响、对学生人格发展的影响、对学校体育教学的影响3个角度进行了论述,旨在为促进我国体教融合,推动学校体育健康有序发展提供思路。     

马来西亚华文独中学校体育的现状与未来

本着弘扬民族文化的基本思想,运用文献资料研究、问卷调查、数理统计等方法,对马来西亚华文独中学校体育的现状进行了客观的分析,并在现状分析的基础上对马来西亚华文独中学校体育的进一步发展提出了建设性的意见。     

我国社区体育发展理念的思考

社区体育是社区发展到一定阶段的产物，其产生和发展必然与社区发展紧密联系。从社区发展的实践起源、社区体育发展的机制原理、社区体育发展的价值理念进行分析研究，目的从一个更宽阔的实践视角来研究社区体育，更有效地推动我国社区体育发展。     

民族体育融入社区体育发展的可行性研究

中国民族体育源远流长，是人类历史文化中极为珍贵的一部分，但目前远未被充分利用。社区体育作为社区经济发展的主要内容，也是新世纪我国发展群众体育的一大重头戏。通过分述民族体育与社区体育的概况，并对把民族体育融入社区体育中共同发展的可行性进行研究。     

终身教育与社区图书馆

人类进入知识经济时代，终身学习、终身教育已经成为必需。在这样的背景下，社区图书馆以形式多样、灵活方便、针对性强的特点将起着积极的作用，同时社区图书馆也应完善自身服务，使之真正成为“居民身边的学校”。     

关于社区体育服务概念与几个关系的再认识

在社会转型期，我国社区体育服务尚缺乏稳定成熟的理论体系，实践中也难以形成稳定的制度化的格局。对社区体育服务的概念、政府行为与社会行为的关系、福利性与经营性的关系、社会化与专业化的关系等问题进行了研究，并提出了相应的对策，以期有助于促进我国转型期的社区体育服务事业的发展。